Mike Petters, chief executive of Huntington Ingalls, said this week that the Ford-class aircraft carrier lead ship is in the test phase and is expected to get to sea "in the middle of the year."
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Marjorie Censer was Inside Defense's editor until July 2021. She previously worked at the Washington Post and its local business publication Capital Business, covering defense industry reshaping, the increased scrutiny of contractors following the Edward Snowden case and the challenges of canceling military programs. From 2007 to 2010, she was managing editor of Inside the Army. She also previously worked as defense editor at POLITICO and as a staff writer at the Carroll County Times and the Princeton Packet. A Fairfax native, she graduated from Princeton University.
Mike Petters, chief executive of Huntington Ingalls, said this week that the Ford-class aircraft carrier lead ship is in the test phase and is expected to get to sea "in the middle of the year."
Orbital ATK said today it will expand the company's engineering operations in Gilbert, AZ, by 60,000 square feet.
Lockheed Martin said today it has named Kay Sears vice president for strategy and business development in its space systems unit, effective April 4.
The Huntington Ingalls chief executive said this week he's pleased with the current status of the Ohio Replacement Program.
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Lockheed Martin has been “very satisfied” with the level of outreach from Congress related to acquisition reform, the contractor's top lobbyist said this week.
Accenture Federal said today that retired Army Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, the first woman to serve as military surgeon general, will lead its defense health practice.
Lockheed Martin has not yet seen the Pentagon’s proposal to Congress seeking a broadened ability to review defense industry mergers and acquisitions, the company’s top lobbyist told Inside Defense this week.
Leidos, in the midst of merging with Lockheed Martin's IT services business, said today it has agreed to divest its heavy construction capability to Haskell, an engineering and construction firm.
Vectrus announced this week that 2015 sales dipped to just shy of $1.2 billion, down about 2 percent from last year.
Lockheed Martin will continue to seek growth in the U.S. and abroad -- but won't risk being unable to execute on a program, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.
Lockheed Martin said today it has combined its energy products and technologies into a single commercial line of business called Lockheed Martin Energy.
Enlightenment Capital said today it has invested in Aurora Flight Sciences, which specializes in unmanned aircraft systems and autonomous flight technologies.
As the Pentagon focuses on innovation, commercial satellite executives this week said they'd like to see military officials recognize and bolster their role.
The Pentagon said today Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, who heads U.S. Forces Korea, has been assigned supreme allied commander of Europe.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions said today that sales in 2015 reached $657.1 million, down from $763 million the prior year.
The F-35 joint program office is seeking to ensure a major role for small business in the program’s sustainment phase.
The executives who oversaw some of the largest recent deals in the government contracting industry said Wednesday their companies should not be counted out of future acquisitions, but suggested their focus will shift to smaller deals.
Lockheed Martin on Tuesday announced a voluntary layoff program in its aeronautics business that is meant to cut employment by about 1,000 positions.
Defense contractor ArmorSource has agreed to pay $3 million to settle False Claims Act allegations, the Justice Department said Monday.